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Olympus sp-100ee superzooms compared a day at the shops

Started Mar 27, 2014 | Discussions thread
Michael Meissner
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Re: Olympus sp-100ee superzooms compared a day at the shops

Greynerd wrote:

The problem is that these cameras are not really designed to take pictures of objects indoors. If you are really interested in ISO 1600 pictures in poor light I would start at 1/1.7" at the bare minimum.

These cameras are superzooms for outdoor photography and this sort of test really bears no relation to the use of these cameras unless you are going to take pictures from one end of a 300 yard long room with 3 light bulbs.

Yes an no.  Even in outdoor shots, you have the issue of taking pictures at dusk (or pre-dawn, but I don't tend to be up taking pictures then).

Often times, people turn to super-zooms so they only have one camera to carry, instead of the shoulder bag of doom with 2 bodies and 4 lenses, and so it gets pressed into service taking indoor shots as well.

It may not be the best camera to use in those cases, but if you figure you are eventually going to take pictures in those conditions, it is good to know ahead of time, what kind of images you are going to get.

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